Two friends, one Italian and one French, met while wandering the night markets of Chengdu over mapo tofu and craft baijiu. The flavours, the stories, the lantern-lit alleyways—everything felt electric. That single evening became the seed of ChiItaly Travel: a small, owner-run agency born in 2020 to share the China that excites us with curious travellers from Europe and beyond.
What drives us
• A love of authentic Chinese cuisine: we hand-pick cooking classes, tea-house tastings and hidden-dumpling spots.
• A passion for living culture: from sunrise tai-chi with locals to private opera sessions in century-old teahouses.
• An obsession with seamless travel: high-speed trains, boutique guesthouses, skip-the-line tickets—handled.
How we travel
Groups stay at 8–10 guests maximum. Each itinerary balances iconic sights with off-map discoveries, and every guide is a bilingual storyteller who grew up in the region you’re visiting.
Small company, big heart. We organise only a handful of departures each season so we can stay focused on the details that turn a good trip into an unforgettable one.